3A/4A All-American Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Richard Vanderhost Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Saturday, Westover got the W thanks in part to Richard Vanderhost playing the best football he has all season. Vanderhost threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Vanderhost has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 85.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.83
Jacob Moore Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Jacob Moore's big game helped extend Terry Sanford's winning streak to three on Thursday. Moore made a major impact, rushing for 121 yards on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 158 yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.2) per game. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards.
This year, Moore has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 138.8 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 37.23
A Season-Best Performance from Jordan Bryant Leads Overhills over Western Harnett
Jordan Bryant produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Overhills to the win on Friday. Bryant threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 13-for-13 passing, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He has become a key player for Overhills: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Western Harnett had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Bryant it was a similar story. When Bryant last faced the Eagles back in September of 2023, he threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.03
Justice Clifton Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Terry Sanford was led to victory by Justice Clifton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Clifton wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss). The contest was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Clifton has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 32.75
Latrell Carter Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Latrell Carter of Pine Forest. Carter rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (105.8) per game.
Pine Forest moved to 3-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Carter and Pine Forest will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Triton at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 30.28
Other Notable Players
- Marquis James: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.70)
- Xavier Bonier: 1 sack, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Isaiah Washington: 40 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 40 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.77)
- Nasir Wells: 138 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.60)
- Uriah Riggins: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
